Solving the activity–stability trade-off riddle

Liu, Shengwen; Shi, Qiurong; Wu, Gang

doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00567-w

Solving the activity–stability trade-off riddle

Journal Article · Thu Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Nature Catalysis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-020-00567-w· OSTI ID:1907942

Liu, Shengwen ^[1]; Shi, Qiurong ^[2]; ^[2]

State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States); University at Buffalo, SUNY
State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States)

Atomically dispersed and nitrogen-coordinated single iron site catalysts hold great promise to replace platinum for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, but they suffer from significant performance loss. As shown here, solving the conundrum to distinguish durable and non-durable FeN₄ active sites can guide high-performance catalyst design.

Research Organization:: Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008076

OSTI ID:: 1907942

Journal Information:: Nature Catalysis, Journal Name: Nature Catalysis Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 4; ISSN 2520-1158

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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